able-bodied

UK /ˈeɪ.bl̩ˌbɑ.did/ US /ˈeɪ.bl̩ˌbɑ.did/
adj 3

Definitions

adj

1

Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust; fit for service.

A servant determinately idle, leaving his work, or an able-bodied vagrant, roaming the country without means of honest self-support and without seeking employment, was to be brought before the two nearest magistrates.

2

Not disabled; having no physical disability.

Unfair discrimination between the able-bodied and the disabled is illegal in many places.

3

Capable of performing all requisite duties as a seaman, specifically in the Royal Navy, a rating between leading and ordinary.

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